Where does “goudkoorts” come from?

goudkoorts (Dutch) comes from Dutch goud, from Middle Dutch gout, from Old Dutch golt, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

goudkoorts (Dutch): A gold fever, gold rush; obsessional search for...

Definitions

  1. A gold fever, gold rush; obsessional search for...

Ancestry of “goudkoorts”, step by step

goudkoorts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch goud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgoudgold; or, gold
2Middle Dutchgoutgold
3Old Dutchgoltgold
4Proto-Germanicgulþągold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Dutch koorts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoortsfever
2Middle Dutchcorts—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →